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The joys of consulting
Author(s) -
Chatfield Chris
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
significance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1740-9713
pISSN - 1740-9705
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-9713.2007.00219.x
Subject(s) - computer science , operations research , data science , history , mathematics
No two consulting problems are ever the same. This story, related by Chris Chatfield , shows how what appears to be a straightforward problem can become a tricky exercise when non‐standard data include a few extreme values. And it shows how good statistics can turn a failure into a success.